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The Cardinal President celebrates Holy Mass with the families of the Directorate of Security and Civil Protection Services, on the occasion of Epiphany

In Christ, the Bright Morning Star

 Epiphany is a celebration for adults and children, alike. On Saturday afternoon, 4 January, Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State, celebrated Holy Mass in the Church of Maria, Madre della Famiglia (Mary, Mother of the Family), to come together and share the joy of the arrival of the Magi with their gifts. Fr. Franco Fontana, Chaplain of the Directorate of Security and Civil Protection Services and of the Directorate of Museums and Cultural Heritage, concelebrated the celebration, along with the Cardinal. Among those present, were Sr. Raffaella Petrini, Secretary General of the Governorate, Mr. Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi, Deputy Secretary General, and Mr. Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti and Mr.  Davide Giulietti, respectively, Director and Deputy Director, of the Directorate of Security and Civil Protection Services.

Sr. Raffaella Petrini’s address at the 34th Seminar for Theology Professors

Managers with expertise in humanity for a profession experienced as a vocation

Strategies of hope and renewal “cannot avoid engaging with the reality of human work as a fundamental dimension of existence, through which men and women, even within ecclesiastical institutions, build their lives”, said Sr. Raffaella Petrini, Secretary General of the Governorate, on Saturday morning, 4 January, during her address to the 34th Seminar for Theology Professors at the Spanish Pontifical College’s Casa San Juan Ávila, in Rome. The course addressed the theme: “Hope for a more humane economy? Between care and hospitality”.

The Garden and Environment Service of the Governorate honours the Jubilee

Floral decoration on the Holy Door

The Garden and Environment Service of the Governorate of Vatican City State has prepared and installed the floral decoration that adorns the Holy Door. With great skill and passion, eight members of staff decorated the famous Door, through which millions of pilgrims will walk, in the course of the Holy Year.

The Governorate of Vatican City State’s Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence

A compass to guide the journey in respect of dignity, ethics, and transparency

The topic of artificial intelligence is often “perceived as ambiguous: on the one hand, it generates excitement for the possibilities it offers, while on the other it gives rise to fear for the consequences it foreshadows”, Pope Francis said in his address at the G7 Session on Artificial Intelligence, in Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, on Friday, 14 June.

Holy Mass for employees of the Directorate of Health and Hygiene

On Saturday afternoon, 21 December, Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State, celebrated Holy Mass for employees of the Directorate of Health and Hygiene, in the Church of Maria, Madre della Famiglia (Mary, Mother of the Family). Just a few days from the Solemnity of Christmas, the Cardinal offered the faithful on their Advent journey a reflection on the mystery of the Visitation, when Elizabeth’s joy at the presence of Jesus was transformed into Mary’s announcement of salvation.